Sign



c. 13, 1932.A I A, A WOOD ET AL 1,899,433

SIGN

Filed Dec. l2. 1951 EM@ mai eww Patented Dec. 13, 1932 AUSTIN A. woon AND EDWARD Boss, oFcoLUMBn-s, onto SIGN Application filed December 12,1931. Serial No. 580,585.

This invention relates to metallic sign structures and has for its primary object the provision of a durable and economically constructed sign adapted for use in outdoor locations, as, for example, along highways or thoroughfares, for the purpose of attractively displaying advertising and other publicity matter. l y

It is another obj ectv of the invention to provide a metallic sign structure Awhich will require but a minimum of space in effecting its erection and'use and yet one'which will possess a greater degree of mechanical strength than the usual form of signs of comparable nature.

A furthe-r object of the invention rests in the provision of means by which the adver- Y tising or display panels may be. removably mounted .in connection with a supporting standard or post for the sign permitting the panels with anycopies of advertising matter thereon to be readily changed without loss of time to the advertiser.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of part-s hereinafter to be more fully described and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of the iniproved sign structure comprising the present invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof ony an enlarged scale having portions of the struc.- ture broken away to show underlying structure,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line indicated by the numerals 3 3 of Figure l, and

Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularlyto the drawing, the numeral l designates our improved sign structure in its entirety, which in this form has been shown as having the shape of a banner to give the sign an outstanding and pleasing appearance. The said structure in this instance is formed to'comprise a sup- Anection for the standard.

formed in the post 2 and have their outer vmeans of this connection it will be readily porting standard orpost 2 preferably formed of metallic tubing and having a suitable height and cross-,sectional area to support the Vsign structure in an efficient manner. The

lower end of the standard or post 2 is pref- 55 erablyl embedded orzsetin the ground withv suliicient concreteor other cementitious material 8 to'insure a straight .and rigid con- Thepost 2, which is of such height that the sign is clearly visible from a considerable distance carries at its upper -portion a pair of metallic plates or panels 4 on the outer surfaces of which advertising material maybe carried and applied in any well known manner.'V Theplatest have their lower vedges f bevelled as at 5 and are of such widthas to simulate a banner and the lower edgesmay be further ornamented as at 6V to give this appearance. Thesepanels, which are arranged one on each sideof the post 2, are connected centrally thereof to said post by means of studsor other fastening elements 7 which extend through aligned openings 8 ends equipped with clamping nuts 9 to hold the studs in' rigid -connection with the sup,- porting post or standard 2. The outer threaded ends of the fastening members 7 are of suflicient length to protrude through openingsformed in the panel members and which are held in place thereon by a second set of clamping nuts l0"for drawing the plates into firm supporting engagement with the sides of the supportingvsta'ndard. By.

seen that either of theplates 4 may be ,dis-V connected from' engagement with the suplporting post member 2 without materially interfering with the other of the panels and will permit of the erection of each plate separately as the same are of considerable size and weight when used for highway advertisements. y This is ofparticular importance in that the panels may thus be readily changed enabling oldplates to be removed and new ones erected with new advertising matter thereon.4 l

To provide for more rigidity of the sign, the outer side edges of the plates 4 may be 100 fastened togetherby'blts ll so as to close the sideedges betweentherespective panels and .to l give `the sign a substantially oblong transver-se cross-section. VDue` to the drawing of the'pla-tes i4 together in this .manner the edges, not only is-more rigidty'provided but, due tothe slight curvature of the puter rsurface thereof, better visibility of the advertising matter is afforded in that it tends to eliminate glare and break up light rays y reflected from the sun.A The sign, which represents a banner, is provided with a pair of ornamental rods l2 formed of tubing and are flat'atv their outer ends as at 13 for their'atftachment between the edges of the plates t Vinto the upper of the fastening elements 11.

Y The other or upper rends of the rods Vl2 are Ybent slightly inwardly .towards one 'another land extendY into an opening formed in an ornamental4 top piece let-which is shaped to represent aball or sphere and has a'depending portion 15 eX-tendinginto the .upper end `of the standard or post 2. The top piece le may be held in place at the upper end of theV l post by the connectionswith the rod l2 or anchored in any suitable manner well known inthe art; The rods 12., which may serve to stabilize the upper orl outer ends of the panel members or plate 4, are primarily employed- `to represent the attaching cords which are commonly found in banner constructions and may beorname'nted to represent such cords vif desired.V y f Y In View of the foregoing it will be seen that `the present invention provides a simple, positive and effective sign structure particularly adapted for the display of outdoor advere sign performs double duty 'in-that they show equally well in both directions without the supporting standard or post interfering with theadvertising material thereon.

It will be appreciated that the sign may be made in 'any desired size without departing from the spirit of the invention. Slight changes may, of course, be-made by those skilled in the art such as the mode of fasten# ing the panels in Yplaceand other various details, and we therefore intendtoqcover as our invention all such structural .variations as he SPLlFlt may be said to fall fairly within t and scope of the subjoined claim.

lVhat is claimedisf.:

A metallic sign `structure having the genf.

eral outline of a ybanner comprising a single supportingv standard formed of suitable lengthv and cross sectionalv formation :having its lower end vanchored inrconnection with a supporting surface, a pairof opposed adver-y tising panelsl carried by the upper portion 'of ksaid standard and arranged one on each side thereof, fastening elements having threaded extremities projecting from said standardfor detachable connection with said panel,

Vsaid fastening elements permitting the removal of one of the panels 'withoutf'disturbing the connection for the other, additional fastening elements uniting the outer iside edges of the panels .for drawing lthe panels into a slightly oblong formation w'vhenv-ievved'r i in plan, the 'upper 'end of said vstanda'rdiextending a distance above saidpanels and provided with an ornamental top piece, and angularly arranged rodsextending fromth'ev upper cornerredg'es ofthe panels and having a connection with said vtop piece, said -rod's serving to unite `said top piece with the upper end ofsaid standard. f

In testimony whereof vwe `aix our signatures. A y AUSTIN A.. WOOD. EDWARD BOSS.

withdrawn andthe entire substitution efi fect'ed in the'space of but a few minutes. This is in contrast to many forms of signs which usually require repainting at the yplace of erection or thetacking or pasting yof pos-v t'erson the displaysurfaces. The sign structure possesses a very ycoi'isiderable degree of strength and when `erected requires but a minimum of ground space, the saine being devoid of laterally and angularly extending props or braces which are objectionable in many places and winch interfere with Vthe use of the soil betweenor around thebraces.

This is one of the reasons, among others, why the present sign is more economical to erect and maintain than lthose of comparable nature since thek leasing rentals are considerably lower vdue to the minimum space occupied. l Due to the Ydouble panels used the lili 

